8mm Forum: reel type question

»	8mm Forum » 8mm Forum » reel type question

UBBFriend: Email this page to someone!

Author

Topic: reel type question

Brian Stearns
Master Film Handler

Posts: 487
From: Lexington
Registered: Jun 2013

posted July 08, 2013 06:20 PM

Why do some have small holes in the center while others have large holes which requires an adapter? Just wondering

| IP: Logged

Akshay Nanjangud
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 637
From: Dallas, TX
Registered: Nov 2011

posted July 08, 2013 06:35 PM

Smaller holes -> These are Standard 8mm reels
Larger holes -> Are Super 8 reels, adapters enable use with 8mm projectors

| IP: Logged

Clinton Hunt
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 845
From: Waharoa,North Island,New Zealand
Registered: May 2010

posted July 08, 2013 06:55 PM

That's right.....standard/regular 8mm films are usually on the reels with the small holes (99% of the time),then super 8mm came along and I presume they used larger holes to seperate the two 8mm guages/format? The centre adapters allow the different sizes to be compatable with any 8mm projector.

--------------------
Cheers from me in New Zealand :-)

| IP: Logged